Didnt have many Japanese beetles this year either,a blessing think cold helped but lost several butterfly bushes. If I still had all my swamp and common milkweed I’d have tons of caterpillars now through mid September.I live in Northern NJ and have been seeing tons of Tussock Moth caterpillars on our local milkweed plants.

So we came home armed with lots of photos and started searching the internet. However, a full answer to the question of butterfly nutrition, considering all the sources of nourishment the insects take in during the four stages of the Monarch Butterfly life cycle, goes beyond milkweed, even though. Sure hope the scarcity doesn’t become the norm. With their distinctive black, white and gold pin-striped suits and expressive dark tentacles reaching out into the universe, that’s no surprise. Argh I don’t know how to attach a pic…I have the Cyncia inopinatus caterpillar on my milk weed this year. the tiny worms now have black and yellow hairs about 1/4″ long. It’s eating the milk weed leaves.

Although a few milkweed species can colonize disturbed areas, milkweeds are not listed as noxious weeds in any state or at the federal level. More than any other, the caterpillars of Monarch butterflies are most closely associated with eating milkweed–anything in the Asclepias family.

This year is a wash. Next year, I’ll mow down at least half of my common milkweed so it isn’t so densely packed. I planted a milkweed plant this summer and saw lots of Monarch butterflies visit it.

Glad to have it identfied!! Because it’s to be in the 40’s tonight and down in the 30’s tomorrow night, I brought it in for the night and put in a butterfly house with nectar in gatorade lids with cotton balls. I also found something else which I haven’t identified yet.

Last week I experienced a Tussock moth caterpillar, almost land right on my head, just passed my face, I looked down and thought that looks dangerous so I google lens searched this fluffy bugger numerous times because I had never seen one like this before….crazy to me! –MMThe article didn’t mention the Queen Butterfly (often misidentified as a Monarch), that also host on Milkweed plants.I found a tussock moth caterpillar on my milkweed this morning when I went to check on my monarch caterpillar. I took a pic if you would like to see and help me confirm?I found three Tussock Moth caterpillars munching on my milkweed when I weeded the garden on Thursday (8/01/18). More than any other, the caterpillars of Monarch butterflies are most closely associated with eating milkweed–anything in the Monarch butterfly caterpillar on milkweed, its host plant. I would like to attach an image if you reply to my email.I live in Wisconsin and just found more than a dozen Tussock Moth on my milkweed. The name milkweed implies that the plants are weeds, but milkweeds are a diverse group of native flowers. Had a huge # of Monarchs 5 yrs ago or so then very little ’til this year. Just like monarchs, these species have evolved to be able to eat and accumulate milkweed It’s a Striped garden caterpillar. Monarch Butterfly caterpillars eat ONLY milkweed Do not try to offer them alternate food plants. Sadly, i do not have as many Monarch caterpillars as last year.I’m in meeker county, mn. Generation 4 butterflies then migrate south.

so some goodI seen 2 Milkweed plant filled on underside of with those tussock caterpillars here in Western Wi.

Lucky!Anyone know what this is on my milkweed? we had some caterpillars die in different stages of their lives from young worm to the cristlas stage. Central NJ. Leave lots of space for air circulation.

I have been collecting and releasing monarchs for over 40 years, there are bumper years and there are lean years, I look at it as a cycle that happens. Sure miss them. Have never seen monarch worm ever on my milkweed in 3 or 4 years.I have found the Cyncia caterpillar on my milkweed this year. I’ll pinch it back so it doesn’t get floppy. Another milkweed feeder. Monarch caterpillar is not there, it was too little to go to chrysalis. According to Wagner, the species occurs in Texas and the Southwest.

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